Disable dinger for Lamp Out warning

[Tuesdak]

Before going through that and note the lamp will eventually fail to light due to this problem as it gets worse:

1) Re-check that every single lamp is working when the dinger is going off. 4 way flashers with lights on. Because you may get lucky the 100th time you look and see a lamp out. Some areas may never use high beams - check both as a FYI.
2) Take apart and clean grounds for the tail lamps and front turn signals.
3) Take apart battery grounds and top posts both positive and negative and make 1000% sure they are perfect.
4) Throw parts at it starting with new turn signal (front) sockets and new headlamp sockets. New bulbs as well because you are there and weirder things than broken filaments lighting up have happened. Yes, new headlamp bulbs as well.
5) Last replace tail light boards again because new parts don't mean good parts. Again all new bulbs.

You DO NOT want to shove a damaged by arching bulb back in a new socket because the "burnt" bulb contact can ruin a new socket by continuing to arc. New sockets get new bulbs. Frugal will not solve this problem!

You might be able to find the offending socket with a magnifying glass by looking for an arc burn on the bulb's connector wire. I could feel it on my turn signal and 3rd new bulb shoved in a bad socket before I threw sockets at it. It's been over a year and no ding. IMO it starts out random and gets worse till you hunt it down and find it.

 

[Blakers]

I wish there was a way to de-program the chime in the computer. Lamp out is one of the least needed audio alerts. Some of the other ones are helpful, but I have been driving since 1977 and have lived without a chime alert on gauges until this truck. The warning lights will still work.

I'm not to the point of eliminating the chime yet. I will change bulbs and check sockets first. But I have to drive my truck every day and the chiming is driving me nuts. It's a real hazard and should be a recall.

Someone should just make a template of the exact location of where the chime is located. Then we could tape it over the instrument cluster and carefully shoot a hole through it with a pistol!

 

[Tuesdak]

I wish there was a way to de-program the chime in the computer. Lamp out is one of the least needed audio alerts. Some of the other ones are helpful, but I have been driving since 1977 and have lived without a chime alert on gauges until this truck. The warning lights will still work.

I'm not to the point of eliminating the chime yet. I will change bulbs and check sockets first. But I have to drive my truck every day and the chiming is driving me nuts. It's a real hazard and should be a recall.

Someone should just make a template of the exact location of where the chime is located. Then we could tape it over the instrument cluster and carefully shoot a hole through it with a pistol!

We are not the norm. Look at all the vehicles with burned out lights going down the road. Last one with a burned out headlight that went by I watched the Sheriff hesitate and then take off and light em up for at least a "fix it ticket" that you do have to go to court over with a paid repair receipt. That put a smile on my face.

Yeah the lamp out starts as a ghost ding that's not on long enough to see why there was a ding. Than I 1000% agree with you it becomes a nag. It took a few months to hunt mine down and, yes, the bad sockets are small targets to hit on the range. I hope yours isn't the "next level" with a corroded cracked wire as the cause.

IMO throwing parts at it that I never recommend as step #1 is a quicker solution. Yeah, shotgun it with all new sockets and bulbs. After the turn signal sockets I went ahead and re-lamped my truck with all new bulbs and did the tail lamp sockets just in case they were going out next. I found the 3rd brake light had melted and cracked the housing while I was at it and new cab lights, again, to prevent water leaks. I don't know if the 3rd brake light is monitored by lamp out.

LED lamp resistors on normal lamps installed may help cure it if all else fails.

 

[Ozymandias]

3rd Brakelight isn't monitored. I took out the 3 bulbs on mine because of the camper.

 

[Blakers]

OK guys... I found the problem! Started at the front and checked and replaced turn signals and headlight bulbs. Headlight bulbs ok and contacts looked good. One turn signal starting to turn dark inside. Replaced both, and pitched the dark one. Checked chime and still chiming. On to rear lights.

Inspected all the rear lights and found one darkening on the inside. It still worked, but pitched it. Replaced all the rest and kept the bulbs that looked good in a marked bag for other vehicles. Sockets and bulb contacts all looked good.

Checked and NO CHIME! Drove home from work and NO CHIME.

Didn't have to disable the chime or shoot my truck. If I ever do have to disable the chime, I will wire in a small switch and put in on the instrument panel.

THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR

 

[ACoyle]

The lamp out is very annoying. The sad part is it's usually right.

 

[kewltrks]

Is there a way to disable the dinger for the Lamp Out warning system? This thing drives me crazy with its incessant dinging. All the lights are working, but whenever I use either turn signal or emergency flashers the Lamp Out light flashes and the dinger rings. Touching the brake pedal stops it until brake is released.

I'm working on finding the source, but in the meantime the noise is ridiculous. I don't want to disable the system or the Lamp Out light, just the dinger.

Thanks. 2003 2500HD

I had similar issue when driving lights on, I would get that ding sound, All lights worked. I decided to look at them found a bulb partially burnt (tail light) just replaced them problem solved.

 

[dsldude]

I pulled my dinger first thing like the video shows. Have done it with a few of my cars. I hate dinging. Pretty easy to do

 

[Burninfuel]

My 03 dinged on long washboard roads, but didn't do it prior.
I checked bulbs and one has a broken element, making contact and then not, element was there but one side was cracked, opened when shook

 

[Mark31]

After replacing boards and bulbs, I still had the dings. A few days later, one of the beams went out on a headlight. Replaced bulbs, no more ding or light out. Above my pay grade to 'splain why